page_title: Thamaraikulam Pathi
section_title: Location and religious status
hierarchical_section_title: Thamaraikulam Pathi / Location and religious status
caption_attribution_description: English: Ayya vahana bavani on Ayya birthday , 3rd March 2019
context_page_description: Thamaraikulam Pathi, is one among the Pancha pathi, the five holy places of Ayyavazhi. The Ari Gopalan Citar, who wrote the Akilam was born here.
  There is a belief that Ari Gopalan Citar himself established the present constructions of the Pathi. This was considered as a Pathi because the Akilam was written down here, which was one among the incarnational activities of Vaikundar. When Ayya Vaikudar came out from the sea he decided and planned to do meditation at here only. This is the first place he visited and started his first pathi. This is the First pathi in the All Pancha pathi's. During the times of Ayya, he was taken once in a year in a Vahana by the devotees to this Pathi.
context_section_description: This Pathi is located 8 km South-east to Nagercoil 7 km North-west to Kanyakumari. It was also located 2 km south to Swamithope. It also lies 3 km west to the historical Agastheeswaram. There is a direct bus service from Nagercoil and Kanyakumari to here.
  This is the place where Ayya commissioned the Citar to write down the Akilam by telling the first sullable of 'The Kappu', of Akilam, it was considered with equal importance with other Pathis. Also Akilam too accredit it as a 'Pathi'.
caption: Ayya vahana bavani with Village people & Guru Family members , Jan 2019   https://www.thamaraikulampathi.com/
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